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Recent articles about Landen Amosen-us"The Brawl" Has Led Cincy-Xavier In Two Different Directions A couple weeks ago, "The Brawl" happened in Cincinnati. Crosstown rivals Xavier and Cincinnati met, as they do every year, with the Musketeers blowing out the Bearcats. At the end of the very testy game, a brawl broke out that left both teams with suspended players and bad tastes in their mouth.Cincinnati suspended Yancy Gates, Cheikh Mbodj and Octavius Ellis six games each and Ge'Lawn Guyn for one game. Xavier suspended Dez Wells and Landen Amos for four games, Mark Lyons for two and star guard Tu Holloway for one game.Since then, both schools have gone in different directions.Xavier has now lost three straight games. After "The Brawl", the Muskies were a Top Ten team with an 8-0 record. Since then, they've lost to unranked Oral Roberts, Long Beach State and Hawaii. ORU gave Xavier their worst loss in the Cintas Center (22 points) and Long Beach won by ten. They have one more game (against Southern Illinois) before they are done with all of their suspensions. The first game with their 24 Dec 2011 12:37:00 -0500http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/the_brawl_has_led_cincy_xavier_in_two_different_directions/s1_5359_8927965
http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/the_brawl_has_led_cincy_xavier_in_two_different_directions/s1_5359_8927965"The Brawl" Has Led Cincy-Xavier In Two Different Directionshttp://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/the_brawl_has_led_cincy_xavier_in_two_different_directions/s1_5359_8927965http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.pngXavier-Hawaii PreviewLess than two weeks ago, Xavier was undefeated and beginning a stretch of games that seemed to favor it staying that way to begin Atlantic 10 play.
Now, the 14th-ranked Musketeers find themselves trying to avoid their first three-game losing streak in more than seven years.
After the return of Tu Holloway couldn't help, Xavier hopes Mark Lyons can provide a spark when the Musketeers take on Hawaii in the consolation bracket of the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu on Friday.
Xavier was 8-0 when an ugly brawl at the end of a 76-53 win over crosstown rival Cincinnati on Dec. 10 led to the suspensions of Lyons, Holloway, freshman forward Dez Wells and little-used reserve Landen Amos.
Without all four, who combined to average 44.5 points, 12.2 rebounds and 8.5 assists, Xavier suffered a 64-42 loss to Oral Roberts at home last Sunday, shooting 32.7 percent while playing with only eight players available.
Even the return of Holloway couldn't spark a stagnant offense, as the Musketeers fell 68-58 to Long Beach S23 Dec 2011 12:30:17 -0500http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/xavier_hawaii_preview/s1_8864_8913292
http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/xavier_hawaii_preview/s1_8864_8913292Xavier-Hawaii Previewhttp://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/xavier_hawaii_preview/s1_8864_8913292http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png